On the Critical Importance of Ethnic Studies
This post is written by NCTE member, Christina V. Cedillo, PhD, and Dr. Cedillo’s student, Kimberly S. Covert, University of …
Black Girls Read: An African American Read-In Celebrating the African American Female Literary Legacies of the Past, Present, and Future
This post was submitted by NCTE student member, Thais Council. Nurturing the literate identities of Black girls is a …
Embracing Diverse Perspectives in Young Adult Literature
This post is written by NCTE member, Sybil Durand. As a former 10th-grade English teacher and current assistant professor in …
Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline in and out of the English Classroom
This post was written by NCTE member, Nicole Mirra. I remember casting my vote last November to approve the NCTE …
Culturally Responsive Books
This post is written by NCTE student member, Tytianna N. M. Wells Smith. Books must mirror the lives of readers. …
A Video Argument for Ethnic Studies
This post was created by NCTE member, Alexandra Hidalgo. A transcript of the video follows. Alexandra Hildago created this video …
We Need Diverse Books . . . and Diverse Feedback
This blog is written by NCTE member, Oona Marie Abrams. I was first made aware of my white privilege at …
The Latin@ Caucus Taking Action
This post is written by NCTE member, Iris Ruiz. Last year at the 2015 CCCC conference in Tampa, Florida, I …
Reading Books, Particularly Diverse Books, Is Important to Health
NCTE staff attended the symposium “Literacy and Health: New Perspectives” sponsored by the Library of Congress Literacy Awards program and …
A Community Literacy Narrative for National Poetry Month
This post is written by NCTE member, Steven Alvarez. Eleven-year-old Felipe created a poem portfolio fashioned as pages stapled into …